The
purpose of these tutorials is to serve as a teaching aid in the instruction
of biochemistry at the undergraduate level. Each tutorial contains
a set of instructions which are designed to be used in conjunction with
the computer software program Rasmol.
Rasmol is a free software program which can be downloaded by clicking here:
https://www.umass.edu/microbio/rasmol/.
Once you have downloaded Rasmol, you are then able to download and view
any of the three dimensional protein crystallography image files in the
Brookhaven
Protein Data Bank. To download an image file simply go to https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/
and enter the file code (which we provide to you in each tutorial) for
the molecule you wish to view in the search box. Or simply enter
the name of the molecule that you wish to view in the search box and the
search engine will show you all of the existing crystal structure for that
molecule. Once you have downloaded both Rasmol and the appropriate
image files simply open Rasmol on your personal computer and you are ready
to begin. Just follow the instructions in these tutorials and enjoy
the wonderful world of biochemistry.
The Glycolysis Enzymes
Other Enzymes
Other Crystal Structures
All of the information contained within these tutorials was discovered, developed, and published by the researchers who are cited within each respective tutorial. Neither Dr. Pamela Riggs-Gelasco or the College of Charleston claim any credit for the research or development of these crystal structures or the catalytic and mechanistic speculations that are expressed within these tutorials. These tutorials only purpose is to consolidate and present the work of others in a manner that is accessible to undergraduate biochemistry students.
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